Team Update 16
General Notes
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Drawing Update. Please note, there are two types of points that will be used on LIFTS at
2017 events, GE-17064 Peg, Point (black ABS) and GE-17064 Peg, Point, Rev A (white
HDPE).
NI Update. An optional update to the NI FRC Update Suite (17.2.0) has been posted. This
update contains modifications to the Dashboard and LabVIEW code to improve the reliability
of the Dashboard connecting to USB camera streams for teams using LabVIEW. Teams that
still see issues at their event should try restarting Robot Code from the Driver Station and talk
with their CSA.
Connectivity Reminders:
 To connect to the Field Management System at events, your Driver Station must
have an Ethernet port (per R98).
 Rookie teams should make sure to bring the USB-to-Ethernet adapter provided in the
Yellow Tote of your Kickoff Kit.
Event Rules. The edit below was made to the Rules & Expectations for FIRST Robotics
Competition Events page because it duplicates E32-2.
E31. No more than five members of each team (one must be an adult mentor) are
permitted.
5 Safety Rules
S07.
Keep your limbs safe hands “inside” the vehicle at all times. During the MATCH, the PILOT
may neither
A. contact ROTORS,
B. contact DAVITS,
C. reach outside any port (except for incidental and brief excursions outside the port and
above the deck, required to manipulate the carriage assembly), nor
D. contact any part of a deployed (i.e. any part of the ROPE is below the deck of the
AIRSHIP) ROPE.
Reaching outside a port to retrieve a GEAR is a violation of S07-C, as
retrieving a GEAR is not manipulating the carriage assembly.
Reaching outside a port to untangle a pull handle or pull cord is not a
violation of S07-C, as those elements are part of the carriage assembly.
Violation: YELLOW CARD
10.7 YELLOW and RED CARDS
10.12.3.7 FIRST ® Championship Eligibility for District Teams